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...with some relief that I learned that eco-anxiety is a diagnosable condition. A so-called eco-therapist in Santa Fe, N.M., reportedly sees up to 80 patients a month who complain of panic attacks, loss of appetite, irritability and what she describes as some sort of a twitchy sensation in their cells. Eco-anxiety is not new--the etymology website WordSpy found it mentioned in a 1990 Washington Post article--but it's only now becoming widespread. Environmental consciousness is no longer just another lifestyle choice, like open marriages or joining the circus; it has been upgraded...
Georgia was enduring its worst drought in a century, and it had already asked President Bush and the Supreme Court for relief. So on Nov. 13, Republican Governor Sonny Perdue appealed to a higher power, hosting a statehouse vigil to "pray up a storm," begging God to bring the rain he had withheld for 14 months...
...marriage came up—whether it would be on the popular vote ballot” said Michelle C. Kellaway ’10, Community Chair of the Harvard Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance. “After that battle was won, I breathed a sigh of relief, and I’m not worried about it anymore...
...with a top-eight finish, while newcomer Hao Meng made it to the fourth round, the round of 16. The epee marked the next best weapon for Harvard, with sophomores Billy Stallings and Karl Harmenberg falling just before the round of 16. The strong performances come as a relief, as the weapon took a shot in the off-season with senior Benji Ungar taking time off to train for the Olympics. “[Ungar] not being with us makes us a little weaker, but that’s affected a lot of the Ivy League schools...
...Bengal and surge north to hit the country with dreadful regularity. Over the past decade especially, the country's early warning and preparedness systems have improved considerably. Officials evacuated some 3.2 million people who lived along the coastline in the days before Sidr hit, and stockpiled relief supplies and rescue equipment. Soon after the storm passed, the Bangladeshi government quickly began distributing 4,000 metric tons of rice, along with thousands of tents and blankets, and deployed more than 700 medical teams to the worst-affected areas. Early warnings and preparations had a "significant mitigating effect in this emergency," according...